[31 Days of Halloween] October 28
A truncated missive from the wee hours of the evening.
Good evening, creepy crawlies,
A truncated missive from the wee hours of the evening.
![Edit Profile Draculaura E. Hall 🎃 @lauraehall.bsky.social 13.5K followers 2.4K following 1.7K posts Mysteries, puzzles, adventures. I make games & escape rooms, write books & preserve immersive history. PDX. They/she PLANNING YOUR ESCAPE (Simon & Schuster), KATAMARI DAMACY (Boss Fight Books) ✨ lauraehall.com 🔎 cfia.org 🎙️ eggplant.show 7 labels have been placed on this account Reposted by you john granule @bogbird.bsky.social · 2d Oracle i want my friends to remember me fondly. and my enemies to remember me as The Creature 4 147 Draculaura E. Hall 🎃 @lauraehall.bsky.social · 17h Elf Ranger Game Dev Games Archivist Games Research Bouba @wildgorillaman.bsky.social I can’t reply on the original thread but—what group is that comic from? A friend sent it to me and I’ve been searching for the source! 1 Reposted by you Craig Engler @craigengler.bsky.social · 1d We're a mere 9 backers away from being 100% funded. Who wants a Halloween mystery puzzle that changes as you build it, with a podcast that gives you clues and tells you the history of Halloween? Get it right here 👇👇👇 www.kickstarter.com/projects/448... The Great Halloween Puzzle & Podcast A Halloween mystery puzzle that changes as you build it, with a podcast that gives you clues and tells you the history of Halloween. www.kickstarter.com 7 Reposted by you Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 1d I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com 's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is jmetraux@motherjones.com and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated. 5 1.2K Reposted by you Cian @witchcian.bsky.social · 2d LUCASARTS PRESENTS Columbo in: SCUMM of the Earth #pixelart a pixel art scene of Columbo doddering around rendered in a style reminiscent of LucasArts' Point and Click adventure games. Columbo is looking at a dog resting on the ground, with the inspect dialogue: "You're a real friendly boy aren't you? Oh, you're a girl." In his inventory is a cigar, an egg, some sunflower seeds and some dog treats. ALT 🌸MurmurLilies🌸 @murmurlilies.bsky.social · 1mo thinking about this screenshot from Columbo that makes it look like a 90s point-and-click adventure game screenshot from the TV show Columbo. the titular character Columbo is shown standing at the edge of a driveway, looking down at golden retriever who is happily basking on the pavement in front of him. the subtitles read: "You're a real friendly boy, aren't you? Oh, you're a girl." ALT 50 1.8K Reposted by you Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 2d If you like puzzle games at all, you need to try Spooky Express. For a rare Sunday edition of Game File I wrote about this spit-shined gem of a puzzle game. It has 200+ levels and delivers nearly as many eureka moments PC, iOS, Android (free to start on mobile) www.gamefile.news/p/spooky-exp... Did you know that Spooky Express is a Game of the Year contender? PLUS: Halo comes to PlayStation www.gamefile.news 2 20 Reposted by you Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 2d "I will revenge my injuries; if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear." - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Remembering the incredible work of the late great Bernie Wrightson on his birthday 🖤 ink illustration by Bernie Wrightson from the novel "Frankenstein" showing the monster intimidating Victor Frankenstein in his laboratory ALT ink illustration by Bernie Wrightson from the novel "Frankenstein" the creature in shadow behind rocks in a forest ALT ink illustration by Bernie Wrightson from the novel "Frankenstein". The creature walks alone in a snowy landscape ALT 27 681 Reposted by you Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d 70% of working age SNAP recipients work full time. The companies should pay them a living wage! SNAP is corporate welfare. Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 2d May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch. 131 1.1K Reposted by you Hyde Park Trish @pmorse.bsky.social · 3d At the food pantry I volunteer at we were absolutely swamped today and by many first timers. We ran out of whole categories of food. Please donate cash to your local organization if you at all can. 21 1.4K Reposted by you Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 3d I have dreamed of this moment my entire life. A copy of "Legend of the River King," by Alexander B. Joy, held above a box of contributor copies. ALT 5 10 Reposted by you Emilia (halloween name) @lazerwalker.com · 2d A reminder that Roguelike Celebration ( @roguelike.club ) is still going on TODAY! Grab a pay-what-you-can ticket at roguelike.club and come hang out in our custom MUD/MMO for multiple mind-blowing new ideas per talk. (or direct stream at www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Xm..., but you wanna be in the MUD) Roguelike Celebration - Sunday YouTube video by Roguelike Celebration www.youtube.com 22 Reposted by you mindflakes @mindflakes.bsky.social · 2d Frankly it's none of your business why I'm on the roof of my house shooting lightning from my fingers and cackling 10 41 Reposted by you Down Here For Your Soul @bombsfall.bsky.social · 3d The Pennsylvania Conceptual Zone Kodak XX Nikon N90 #filmphotography An upwards-tilted black and white photo of a road sign. Behind it are trees and powerlines and a blustery cloudy sky. The sign reads: (up arrow) Dubois 10 (left arrow) Paradise 3 (left arrow) Desire 5 (left arrow) Panic 7 ALT 22 219 Reposted by you Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 4d Replied to Ken Plume It’s the seamless & un-self-conscious transition between the material & the meta which really defined Jim Henson’s approach to the characters & craft of The Muppets. Post-Jim, both The Jim Henson Company & then Disney have hidden the performer & the magic of performance. A shame. 9 84 Reposted by you Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 4d This is the very first appearance of Dr. Teeth, on March 18, 1975, promoting the upcoming MUPPET SHOW: SEX & VIOLENCE special. It’s remarkable to see how comfortable Jim Henson was both performing & improvising this brand new character, & just how fully-formed he already was... 13 170 Reposted by you Adam @adamgryu.bsky.social · 4d I love this weird little project, so it was great to chat with the folks at @eggplantshow.bsky.social about it! Eggplant Show @eggplantshow.bsky.social · 4d Games Media Hear ye, hear ye, it's a new podcast episode, just in time for Halloween! 🎃 We spoke with @adamgryu.bsky.social (A Short Hike) about The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival, a wonderful communal and virtual festival experience hosted every October eggplant.show/148-carving-... Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games: 148: Carving Out Some Time with Adam Robinson-Yu (Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival) Laura, Rob, and Sarah chat with Adam Robinson-Yu about The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival, a communal and virtual festival experience hosted every ~October for the last six years. We discuss the l... eggplant.show 1 14 Reposted by you Eggplant Show @eggplantshow.bsky.social · 4d Games Media Hear ye, hear ye, it's a new podcast episode, just in time for Halloween! 🎃 We spoke with @adamgryu.bsky.social (A Short Hike) about The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival, a wonderful communal and virtual festival experience hosted every October eggplant.show/148-carving-... Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games: 148: Carving Out Some Time with Adam Robinson-Yu (Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival) Laura, Rob, and Sarah chat with Adam Robinson-Yu about The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival, a communal and virtual festival experience hosted every ~October for the last six years. We discuss the l... eggplant.show 10 Draculaura E. Hall 🎃 @lauraehall.bsky.social · 4d Elf Ranger Game Dev Games Archivist Games Research Bouba This was suchhh a fun episode, I absolutely love the Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival and I hope everyone plays! 10/10 spooky cozy vibes and so many fun secret things to discover, perfect for getting in the Halloween mood Eggplant Show @eggplantshow.bsky.social · 4d Games Media Hear ye, hear ye, it's a new podcast episode, just in time for Halloween! 🎃 We spoke with @adamgryu.bsky.social (A Short Hike) about The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival, a wonderful communal and virtual festival experience hosted every October eggplant.show/148-carving-... Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games: 148: Carving Out Some Time with Adam Robinson-Yu (Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival) Laura, Rob, and Sarah chat with Adam Robinson-Yu about The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival, a communal and virtual festival experience hosted every ~October for the last six years. We discuss the l... eggplant.show 1 2 Reposted by you Nick Suttner @nsuttner.bsky.social · 4d Game Dev Honored to contribute something to @mattleone.bsky.social 's wonderful new jam! I really enjoyed reading back on these, still amazed that I got to talk to so many incredible devs about my favorite thing. Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 4d Another 10,000 words on Shadow of the Colossus?! Today, we're posting two never-before-seen interviews @nsuttner.bsky.social did for his @bossfightbooks.com book on Shadow that came out back in 2015. For the first, he talks to @thatgamecompany.com's Jenova Chen. Jenova Chen on how Shadow of the Colossus inspired Journey We dig up a time capsule in the form of a never-before-seen interview conducted a decade ago. www.designroom.site 10 Reposted by you 🖬 discattes used laptop emporium & cat cafe @a.very.sleepy.galactic.furball.discatte.com · 4d Myac! 🎨 #discatte_art a screenshot of a mac system icon but with cat ears and 3 mouth over the blue tiled cat mac wallpaper ALT 6 64 Reposted by you Draculaura E. Hall 🎃 @lauraehall.bsky.social · 6d Elf Ranger Game Dev Games Archivist Games Research Bouba They should invent a way out that isn't through 9 85 Reposted by you Draculaura E. Hall 🎃 @lauraehall.bsky.social · 5d Elf Ranger Game Dev Games Archivist Games Research Bouba The log lady from Twin Peaks facing the camera. She is a woman wearing a heavy sweater and glasses. She clutches a log in her arms protectively. She is saying, “one day, the sadness will end.“ ALT Director David Lynch from one of his daily weather report videos. He is turning to a window, looking outside and saying, “but I don’t think today’s the day.“ ALT 1 17 Reposted by you Draculaura E. Hall 🎃 @lauraehall.bsky.social · 5d Elf Ranger Game Dev Games Archivist Games Research Bouba A Calvin and Hobbes strip where Calvin’s dad is going to read him a bedtime story. First panel: Calvin’s dad, scanning a bookshelf: “What story would you like tonight? We can read anything except—“ Calvin, from bed, excited: “The Voynich Manuscript!” Second panel: Calvin’s dad, deeply exasperated: “NO! No Voynich Manuscript tonight! We’ve tried to decipher that book a million times!” Calvin, yelling: “I want the Voynich Manuscript!” Third panel: Calvin’s dad, trying to reason with him: “Look, you *know* how the story goes! You’ve memorized the whole thing! It’s completely unreadable!” Calvin: “I want mysterious glyphs and sigils!” Fourth panel: Calvin, in bed and staring wide-eyed into the dark: “Wow, the story was different *that* time!” Hobbes, also in bed and staring: (a long string of incomprehensible characters). ALT 10 293 Reposted by you Kyle Orland @kyleor.land · 5d AAA single-player games should cost $1000 but if you actually finish the game you get a full refund 20 70 Reposted by you Matt Round @mattround.com · 6d Replied to Ewamore, Quoth the Raven What if the bloke-in-a-costume Mr Blobby is an expression of subconscious folk memories of a cryptid that’s quietly haunted the UK for millennia 5 3 Reposted by you Ewamore, Quoth the Raven @ewacat.bsky.social · 10mo Replied to Ash Orc Witch no mr blobby isn't a cryptid because the horror of mr blobby is that we KNOW he exists. he is a constant threat 7 45 Reposted by you Djamila Knopf @djamilaknopf.bsky.social · 6d I challenged myself to paint this at A3 size, which is huge for me! medium: Schmincke Horadam gouache a painting of a girl wading through a foggy lake ALT 34 578 Reposted by you Leslie Levings @leslielevings.bsky.social · 6d Possum jar in progress 63 715 Reposted by you Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 6d Pls. repost and share: #OA #OER free scholar-produced resource for teachinge and readinge *The Canterbury Tales* at the Universitye level: THE OPEN ACCESS COMPANION TO THE CANTERBURY TALES opencanterburytales.lsusites.org The Open Access Companion to the Canterbury Tales – The new way to learn about old books opencanterburytales.lsusites.org 2 87 Reposted by you Adrian Hon @adrianhon.bsky.social · 7d Day 2 thread of my coverage of the Immersive Experience Network Summit in London! Check out Day 1 below... Adrian Cohen: Big screen Cosm venues are about providing social immersive experience without VR headsets, i.e. feeling of being together in a stadium together. Building The Bridge Between Architects & Experience Designers - Immersive Experience Network This session examines how architects and experience designers are increasingly converging to shape immersive projects from a shared starting point. Through a immersiveexperience.network Adrian Hon @adrianhon.bsky.social · 8d Here's my ongoing thread about the Immersive Experience Network Summit in London, happening today and tomorrow! Feel free to mute if you aren't into this stuff but it's a good crowd and people are pretty open about their opinions and experience... 🧵 Summit 25 Programme - Immersive Experience Network immersiveexperience.network 1 5 Reposted by you Jenny @ hhhhhhhh @slowedmountains.bsky.social · 8d Nothin else for it Two panel comic of a person with glasses looking down at an open book. First panel reads: I think I might be bad at this. In the second panel they are scribbling in the book with a pencil. Text reads: I’m gonna do it anyway ALT 30 2.9K Reposted by you jade 🫀 comms closed @yellghoul.bsky.social · 7d lover's spar at the devil bridge🥀 an illustration of a devil's bridge, in the foreground an angel and a fairy duel with rapiers. the illustration is framed by a border of birds ALT 14 601 Reposted by you Ben Turner @bananaben.bsky.social · 7d Has brought a little bit of joy every day since the start of October ♥️ If you want a little spooky treat in your inbox throughout October I highly recommend joining Laura's news letter 🎃👻 Draculaura E. Hall 🎃 @lauraehall.bsky.social · 25d Elf Ranger Game Dev Games Archivist Games Research Bouba Psst… hey you. Want some fun links and art in your inbox every day of October to get you in a spooky mood? Yeah, I thought so. It’s year 11 of my annual (free!) Halloween newsletter, 31 Days of Halloween. Sign up here: buttondown.com/31daysofhall... 2 Reposted by you Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social · 7d Game Dev You can really tell A picture of the King of All Cosmos from Katamari Damacy, with a speech bubble pointed at the quote re-post below. ALT Draculaura E. Hall 🎃 @lauraehall.bsky.social · 9d Elf Ranger Game Dev Games Archivist Games Research Bouba Still the greatest endorsement of all time A sign reading "I have not read this Katamari book, and also I don't remember 100% what I told to L.E. Hall in the interviews. But I would recommend this book irresponsibly." -Keita Takahashi, creator of Katamari Damacy ALT The cover of Katamari Damacy by L.E. Hall, from Boss Fight Books. It shows a penguin being menaced by a giant sticky ball of tape ALT 34 Reposted by you Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 7d Replied to Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends Hop on board the ghost train on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/... itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/spook... Spooky Express on Steam All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet! store.steampowered.com 2 9 Reposted by you Lucy Blundell 🎮 VIDEOVERSE coming to consoles Nov 14th! @kinmoku.bsky.social · 13d 📢 Exciting news! 📢 VIDEOVERSE will be coming to consoles on... ✨November 14th✨ The port includes all post-PC launch updates plus new Japanese localisation 🇯🇵 Please share! ❤️ #indiegame #visualnovel #gaming 22 141 Reposted by you Heather Flowers @hthrflwrs.bsky.social · 8d video games won't be art by the time i'm done with em 9 46 Reposted by you Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 8d Do any real police forces have a detective whose job is to deal with all the really narratively satisfying murders 7 5 Reposted by you Draculaura E. Hall 🎃 @lauraehall.bsky.social · 9d Elf Ranger Game Dev Games Archivist Games Research Bouba Still the greatest endorsement of all time A sign reading "I have not read this Katamari book, and also I don't remember 100% what I told to L.E. Hall in the interviews. But I would recommend this book irresponsibly." -Keita Takahashi, creator of Katamari Damacy ALT The cover of Katamari Damacy by L.E. Hall, from Boss Fight Books. It shows a penguin being menaced by a giant sticky ball of tape ALT 19 421 Draculaura E. Hall 🎃 @lauraehall.bsky.social · 9d Replied to you Elf Ranger Game Dev Games Archivist Games Research Bouba If you’d like to irresponsibly follow Keita’s recommendation, you can get a copy of the book here: bossfightbooks.com/products/kat... Katamari Damacy by L. E. Hall Release Date: October 16, 2018160 pagesISBN 13: 978-1-940535-17-3 The universe falls into chaos. The moon and the stars vanish from the night sky. The son of a fickle deity must restore balance to the... bossfightbooks.com 1 3 Reposted by you Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 9d If you’re in a creative field and you don’t lift up the work of your peers, you can’t expect people to care about your stuff Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 12d Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances? 15 1.2K Reposted by you Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 9d I think its genuinely a virtue to accept that you could be wrong about anything and kill the part of yourself that needs to always be seen as correct and smarter than others on any given topic Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 12d Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances? 33 1K Reposted by you mave @mave.bsky.social · 9d Seems like no one wants to be trapped inside a haunted music box anymore 20 82 Reposted by you Cen Galdre @cengaldre.com · 10d folks can complain about the effectiveness of scheduled orderly mass protest but to think about it another way its the closest thing we have to the opening scene of A Muppet Christmas Carol where all the muppets sing "there goes Mr. Dipshit, there goes Mr. Ass" to Scrooge and it clearly bothered him 18 1.6K Reposted by you WebDesignMuseum @webdesignmuseum.org · 10d The Golden Age of Web Design in 2002 – Conspiracy Games – Halfproject – Urbandesktop – Xeo Freestyle Design #WebDesignHistory Conspiracy Games website in 2002 ALT Halfproject website in 2002 ALT Urbandesktop website in 2002 ALT Xeo Freestyle Design website in 2002 ALT 3 38 Reposted by you Josh "A-Horror-iand" Fagundes @anoriand.bsky.social · 12d The decline of third spaces and hangouts, such as malls, video rental places, arcades & skate parks has been a direct result of the rise of convenience and has also been objectively bad for society as a whole. Its not that everyone HAS to socialize, but having no option to without bars is a failing. Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 12d Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances? 53 1.1K Reposted by you Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 10d Replied to Standplaats Kraków BBC NEWS: Scientists reveal the secret Image of a scruffy looking circular white dog with a very blurry schnauzer in the background. ALT 4 67 Reposted by you Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 8mo Sorry I emerged mysteriously from the fog and startled your livestock 5 138 Reposted by you Innoh @innohcolors.bsky.social · 13d Hello BLSKY! ☀️ Here is today’s drawing: - Little tucked-away greens store - [ #cultofmagest #fantasy #illustration #ttrpg ] This drawing depicts a little store, that looks like a hidden gem inside a cold and abandonned megastructure. It sells vegetable and coffee. Little Crochetins (fluffy goat-like creatures) seems to run it! A big one, probably the owner, is sitting behind the desk, talking to a stranger. ALT 4 36 Reposted by you Gael_Me ☆ Illustrator @gaelme.bsky.social · 17d Enjoying the new series #taskmaster A digital illustration fanart of Taskmaster series 20. The contestants (Ania Magliano, Maisie Adam, Phil Ellis, Reece Shearsmith and Sanjeev Bhaskar) are drawn as chibis in front of the series 20 portrait of Alex Horne and Greg Davies ALT 14 50 Reposted by you clare @sadderlizards.bsky.social · 6mo your email finds me deeply unwell. teetering on the edge really 5 757 Reposted by you sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 13d Looking for a party game that combines social deduction with the pleasant absurdity of rating animals, films, and the weather on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★? And it's just a simple deck of cards? AND it's live on Kickstarter now?!?! Guess what, STARFRIENDS has launched! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra... Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks A party game where you get into your friends' heads. Kinda like a blend of Wavelength and Letterboxd that fits into a deck of cards. www.kickstarter.com 2 37 Reposted by you XX Dovelin ⚡️ @xxdovelin.bsky.social · 15d Brightland ‡ #art Black Celestial woman with stars in her hair eyes and necklace in deep blue on light blue background ALT 2 45 Reposted by you House on Huntered Hill (1959) @drhbus.bsky.social · 16d Tomorrow is Columbo's Day, so remember to eat the traditional chili dogs, wear your best disheveled raincoat, and above all, don't let any rich assholes get away with anything A pencil drawing of Columbo by Peter Falk himself. ALT 17 215 Reposted by you Stewie Stewart @stewiestewart.bsky.social · 15d Had not come across this paper before. Such a cool use of precisely known shipwreck dates to track the introduction of rats to North America. 🐀🚢 The ratting of North America: A 350-year retrospective on Rattus species compositions and competition Archaeological rats show dramatic temporal species shifts and diet differences, with implications for health and rat management. www.science.org 8 Reposted by you Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 15d Calling all ghouls, ghosts and things that go bump in the night - spooky season is upon us and we've just released a new demo for Spooky Express for Steam Next Fest! Play now for a limited time before launch, if you dare. store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/... 1 23 A Calvin and Hobbes strip where Calvin’s dad is going to read him a bedtime story. First panel: Calvin’s dad, scanning a bookshelf: “What story would you like tonight? We can read anything except—“ Calvin, from bed, excited: “The Voynich Manuscript!” Second panel: Calvin’s dad, deeply exasperated: “NO! No Voynich Manuscript tonight! We’ve tried to decipher that book a million times!” Calvin, yelling: “I want the Voynich Manuscript!” Third panel: Calvin’s dad, trying to reason with him: “Look, you *know* how the story goes! You’ve memorized the whole thing! It’s completely unreadable!” Calvin: “I want mysterious glyphs and sigils!” Fourth panel: Calvin, in bed and staring wide-eyed into the dark: “Wow, the story was different *that* time!” Hobbes, also in bed and staring: (a long string of incomprehensible characters). A Calvin and Hobbes strip where Calvin’s dad is going to read him a bedtime story. First panel: Calvin’s dad, scanning a bookshelf: “What story would you like tonight? We can read anything except—“ Calvin, from bed, excited: “The Voynich Manuscript!” Second panel: Calvin’s dad, deeply exasperated: “NO! No Voynich Manuscript tonight! We’ve tried to decipher that book a million times!” Calvin, yelling: “I want the Voynich Manuscript!” Third panel: Calvin’s dad, trying to reason with him: “Look, you *know* how the story goes! You’ve memorized the whole thing! It’s completely unreadable!” Calvin: “I want mysterious glyphs and sigils!” Fourth panel: Calvin, in bed and staring wide-eyed into the dark: “Wow, the story was different *that* time!” Hobbes, also in bed and staring: (a long string of incomprehensible characters).](https://assets.buttondown.email/images/3894f9ae-f3f1-43ee-a0a9-9381c6cc619d.png?w=960&fit=max)
Til tomorrow (today),
Laura
October 28, 2025
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